RPC III, 3475

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume III
Number 3475
Province Syria
Region Syria
City Chalcis ad Belum
Reign Hadrian
Person (obv.) Hadrian (Augustus)
Issue Helioseiros; Κ Ε
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤΟΚΡ ΚΑΙϹ ΤΡΑΙΑ-ΝΟϹ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟϹ
Edition Αὐτοκρ(άτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Τραϊανὸς Ἁδριανός
Translation Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian
Obverse design laureate head of Hadrian, right, with drapery on far shoulder
Reverse inscription ΘΕΟϹΕΙΡΟΥ ΦΛ [ΧΑΛΚΙΔΕωΝ]
Edition Θεοσειροῦ Φλ(αουίων) Χαλκιδέων
Translation of Helioseiros, of the Flavian Chalcidians
Reverse design Helioseiros standing facing, radiate head left , holding palm branch in his right hand, and shield and spear in left ; in exergue, Δ
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 18 mm
Average weight 5.83 g
Axis 6, 12
Reference CRS 437/17 corr.
Specimens 4 (0 in the core collections)

Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     Landsberg coll., ex Lindgren 1929
2 2     ✸ R. Pudill coll. (ex Naumann 64, 1 Apr. 2018, lot 359)
3 3     CGT coll.
4 4     Sol Numismatik XVIII, 23 Sept. 2023, lot 428